Chess Rules

Once you have learned how to set up a chess board, how all the chess pieces move, and when the game finishes, it’s time to start your first game! The only question left is who starts moving first? In chess, the light-colored pieces always go first. So if you have a chess set with black … Read more

When you want to assess who is winning a game of chess, just counting the number of pieces doesn’t work There are 6 different chess pieces and some of them are (a lot) stronger than others. To help you determine who is winning in a position or whether you should trade certain pieces, you can … Read more

There are several ways that a game of chess can end. A stalemate is one of them that doesn’t occur super often, but is important to know. A stalemate can help the losing player secure a draw, or may result in the winning player losing any advantage. Knowing what a stalemate is will help you … Read more

Every chess piece moves and captures differently. But the bishop, queen, king, and pawn can all move or capture diagonally in one way or another. Let’s see how these pieces move diagonally and which chess pieces can’t move diagonally. 1. Bishop Among all the pieces that can move diagonally, the bishop comes to mind first. … Read more

Among all the chess pieces, the horse is probably the first piece to catch your attention. Unlike the other relatively abstract pieces, anyone can recognize the horse at first glance. Let’s take a closer look at this unique chess piece and see how to move it. What is the horse called in chess? Although the … Read more

Most pieces in chess can move and capture both forwards and backwards. But pawns are an exception to this rule. Pawns can only move and capture forwards and are not allowed to move or capture backwards. This makes the pawn one of the most interesting pieces on the chessboard. Because you can never undo or … Read more

The pawn is the weakest piece on the board, while the queen is the strongest piece. So you might be wondering if it’s even possible for a mere pawn to take out a queen. And the answer is yes! Pawns can capture queens just like any other piece, as long as the queen is close … Read more

Not every chess game finishes in a spectacular checkmate. Sometimes all the pieces are traded off one by one and you end up with only kings left on the board. If both players only have a king left, the game is automatically a draw. But if one player has only a king and the other … Read more

The goal of every chess game is to checkmate your opponent. And once a checkmate is on the board, the game finishes immediately. This means that you can never take your opponent’s king, because the game always finishes one move before you have the chance to. It doesn’t matter if it’s a pawn, bishop, knight, … Read more

It’s not easy to remember how all the chess pieces move, because each piece moves differently. And since the queen is the most powerful piece on the board, you might think that she can move like a knight as well. But that is not the case: a queen can’t move like a knight! Let’s take … Read more